1) Lonestar is an Amer… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 3 artists called Lonestar:
1) Lonestar is an American country music group consisting of Richie McDonald (lead vocals), Michael Britt (lead guitar, background vocals), Keech Rainwater (drums), Dean Sams (keyboards, melodica, background vocals), and Michael Hill (Bass Guitar). McDonald left the band in November 2007 for a solo career before returning in 2011. During that time, Cody Collins, who had formerly been in another country group called McAlyster, replaced McDonald as the band's lead vocalist. John Rich was also the group's bass guitarist and second lead vocalist until 1998, when he was fired from the group. He left for a solo career, before joining Big Kenny in the duo Big & Rich in 2003. Since Rich's departure, Lonestar has not had an official bass guitarist.
The group began having major country hits in 1995, with the top 10 hit "Tequilla Talking." Their first No. 1 hit was "No News," which spent three weeks at the top of Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart in 1996.
Lonestar's signature song is "Amazed," a ballad which spent nine weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's country chart during the summer of 1999. The song subsequently climbed to the top of Billboard's Hot 100 chart, the first country act to accomplish the feat since 1983's "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.
Another popular Lonestar song was "Mr. Mom". This song is on of the most played songs on radio stations to date.
Other No. 1 hits include "Come Cryin' to Me" (summer 1997); "Smile" and "What About Now" (both 2000); "Tell Her" and "I'm Already There" (2001); "My Front Porch Lookin' In" (2003). Other important hits in Lonestar's discography include "Running Away With My Heart" and "When Cowboys Didn't Dance" (1996); "Heartbroke Every Day" and "You Walked In" (1997); "Say When" and "Everything's Changed" (1998); "With Me" (2001); "Not a Day Goes By" and "Unusually Unusual" (2002); "Walking in Memphis" (2003); "Let's Be Us Again" (2004); "Class Reunion (That Used to Be Us)" (2005) and "You're Like Coming Home" (2005). Their current single is "I'll Die Tryin'", which is a cover of another Emerson Drive song released three years earlier.
During Lonestar's early years, songwriter John Rich was also a member as the band's bassist. He left the group in 1998 and is now part of the country duo Big & Rich.
On May 1st, 2006 Lonestar sang the National Anthem at Fenway Park in Boston with the return of Johnny Damon.
2) Lonestar is also a progressive house project by Derek Howell. See the releases at Discogs.
3) Lonestar is the name of an electronic/experimental musician in Germany who has released on the Mephtik Netlabel in the past.
I Never Needed You
Lonestar Lyrics
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Starin' at these unfamiliar walls.
Of some hotel so far from home.
I try my best to sleep.
I close my eyes but all this peace an' quiet,
Just reminds me I'm alone.
Let me hear your voice on the wind,
Let me feel your touch on my skin.
I never wanted you the way I want you now.
I would give anything to see your arms reach out.
I never hurt like this or felt the emptiness I feel inside.
I never needed you like I need you tonight.
All I think about,
Is how sweet you looked standin' in the doorway,
Smilin' while I brushed away your tears.
An' all I dream about,
Is the next time I can hold you,
An' I can show you all the love I'm feelin' here.
All I know, (All I know.)
Is I can't wait, (I can't wait.)
My body trembles, my heart aches.
I never wanted you the way I want you now.
I would give anything to see your arms reach out.
I never hurt like this or felt the emptiness I feel inside.
I never needed you like I need you tonight.
I never wanted you the way I want you now.
I would give anything to see your arms reach out.
I never hurt like this or felt the emptiness I feel inside.
I never needed you like I need you tonight.
Mm, mmm.
The lyrics to Lonestar's “I Never Needed You” tell the story of a man who is lonely and longing for the comfort of a loved one. The song is set in a hotel room, which adds to the feeling of isolation and longing. The man is unable to sleep and is haunted by the quiet that surrounds him. He dreams of feeling the touch of his loved one and hearing their voice. He never needed them like he does right now, feeling the pain of emptiness that he has never felt before.
The lyrics focus on the idea of needing someone, which creates a sense of vulnerability and honesty. The man is admitting that he needs the presence of the person he loves and can’t imagine being without them. The lyrics also explore the theme of distance and separation. The hotel room is far from home, adding to the feeling of being removed from the person he loves. He dreams of the next time he can hold his loved one and show them how much he cares.
Overall, “I Never Needed You” is a powerful and emotional song that explores the theme of needing someone and feeling the pain of separation. The lyrics are honest and heartfelt, and perfectly capture the feelings of longing and loneliness.
Line by Line Meaning
Here I am again,
The singer expresses his loneliness and isolation as he finds himself in an unfamiliar hotel room.
Starin' at these unfamiliar walls.
The singer is paying attention to the surroundings in the room that are unfamiliar.
Of some hotel so far from home.
The singer is far away from his home in a hotel which is adding to his feelings of loneliness.
I try my best to sleep.
The singer is trying to sleep but is being unable to do so because he is haunted by his feelings of isolation.
I close my eyes but all this peace an' quiet,
The silence in the room is weighing heavily on the singer as he is being unable to close his eyes without the feelings of isolation creeping up on him.
Just reminds me I'm alone.
Even in the silence, the singer can hear his own loneliness and is reminded of his isolation.
Let me hear your voice on the wind,
The singer misses his loved one and wishes to hear their voice on the wind. He wants to feel connected despite being far apart.
Let me feel your touch on my skin.
The singer desires the touch of his loved one as a means of providing him the emotional support he so desperately needs right now.
I never wanted you the way I want you now.
The singer is realizing that he truly loves his loved one in the midst of their separation.
I would give anything to see your arms reach out.
The singer is feeling the pain of the distance and separation and truly wishes to be in the embrace of his loved one.
I never hurt like this or felt the emptiness I feel inside.
The singer is explaining that he that his loneliness is more intense than he’s ever experienced before.
I never needed you like I need you tonight.
The singer is explaining that he never felt this much need for his loved as he does now, knowing the pain of their separation.
All I think about,
The singer can’t help but think of their loved one and their memories together.
Is how sweet you looked standin' in the doorway,
The singer is remembering the times when they departed with their loved one and wishes for them to be with them now.
Smilin' while I brushed away your tears.
The singer remembers a time when his loved one was crying and he willingly brushed their tears away while seeing them smile at the thought of their loved ones.
An' all I dream about,
The singer can’t help but constantly dream of their loved one and the moments they shared together.
Is the next time I can hold you,
The singer desperately wishes to be reunited with their loved one and hold them once again.
An' I can show you all the love I'm feelin' here.
The singer wants his loved one to know the depth of the love he has for them and how much he is missing them while being apart.
All I know, (All I know.)
The singer is admitting that he knows nothing except he feels so much love towards his loved one.
Is I can't wait, (I can't wait.)
The singer wants his loved one to know that he is anxiously waiting to be reunited with them.
My body trembles, my heart aches.
The singer’s physical and emotional ache for his loved one is so intense that he is trembling.
Mm, mmm.
This is just a lyrical interlude to express the deep emotion the singer is feeling
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Anthem Entertainment
Written by: RICHIE MCDONALD, TOMMY JAMES
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